FAMILY GRIEVES FOR BOY FATALLY STRUCK IN VISTA

Isaac Nutter struck and killed Thursday evening by SUV after chasing his tossed shoe into the street

A mother and her family were grieving Friday morning, hours after the woman’s 6-year-old son was struck and killed by a car in front of his grandmother’s home in Vista.

Family members said the boy, Isaac Nutter, ran into Spires Street when an SUV came around the corner from North Melrose Drive and struck him just before 6:10 p.m.

The boy’s aunt, Marily Carachure, 29, said Isaac was standing in the driveway, waving goodbye to her across the street when one of his 4-year-old cousins tossed Isaac’s shoe into the road. Isaac scrambled after it. The SUV turned the corner and was “coming really fast,” she said.

“I saw the shoe fly. I was like, ‘Oh, my God! No!’” she said.

Isaac’s uncle, Luther Carachure, 35, said he was in the garage when he heard the crash and heard family members scream Isaac’s name. He ran out to find the boy face down in the road. He cradled Isaac in his arms.

“I said, ‘Wake up. Come on. We have got to get to the hospital.’ I heard two quick breaths, and that was it. I knew he was gone,” the uncle said, choking up.

He said he held Isaac until deputies and paramedics arrived.

The boy was flown by helicopter to Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, where he died.

Sheriff’s officials said the SUV driver had not seen the boy in the street. She stopped and has not been cited. The crash remains under investigation.

Fanny Carachure, a 26-year-old single mother, described her oldest son — with his dimples and an ever-present grin — as a loving child.

“He was always smiling, always happy. He was the perfect son,” she said as she stood 10 feet from the crash site.

She said Isaac adored his 1-year-old brother, James. Carachure played a cellphone video of her two sons playing at bedtime earlier this week. The brothers giggled as they jumped and rolled on a bed.

Family members said Isaac was a first-grader at Grapevine Elementary School in Vista. He loved to dance, loved to play Angry Birds, and pretended to be WWE wrestler John Cena.

They said Isaac would walk around showing off his biceps. And his mother would tell him that he if wanted to be strong like Cena, he would have to eat all of his dinner.

Issac’s mother said she needs help with funeral costs, so the family has set up the Isaac Nutter Memorial Service Fund at Wells Fargo Bank. The account number is 7279020056. Anyone interested in assisting Isaac’s family can call Luther Carachure at (760) 845-0589.